Miami Nation of Indiana
| Regions with significant populations | |
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 United States  Indiana
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| Languages | |
| English, historically Miami-Illinois and French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Peoria, Illinois, Shawnee and other Algonquian peoples |
The Miami Nation of Indiana (also known as the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana) is a group of individuals who identify as Miami and have organized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The group's headquarters are at Peru, Indiana. The Indiana Miami, or eastern Miami, received federal recognition as a tribal group in a treaty made on 5 June 1854; however, its federal recognition was terminated in 1897. In 1980 the Indiana legislature, who recognized the eastern Miami, voted in support of federal recognition.
The United States Congress has consistently refused to authorize federal recognition of the Indiana Miami as a tribal group separate from the western Miami, which is known as the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. On 26 July 1993 federal judge Robert Miller ruled that the federal government, who recognized the Indiana Miami in 1854, did not have the authority to terminate their status in 1897; however, he also ruled that the statute of limitations had expired to appeal. In 2002 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review the Indiana Miami's subsequent appeals. In 2011 the Indiana legislature introduced a bill to formally grant state tribal recognition to the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana. Opposition is associated with those who oppose Native American gaming casinos. The bill would also confirm the group’s sole authority to determine tribal membership. The bill died in committee.
In 1846, when some of the Miami people living in Indiana removed to reservation lands west of the Mississippi River, the tribe split into two groups. The eastern group became known as the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana; the western group became the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The United States government has recognized the western group's tribal government since 1846. The Indiana Miami were recognized by the federal government as a tribal group in a treaty made on 5 June 1854; however, its federal recognition was terminated in 1897. The divide between the two groups continues to exist. Subsequent migration between the two areas has made it difficult to track tribal affiliations and further complicated the Miami's history and governing authority.
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